NHL Goals Leaders: Forwards 2025-26

Leaders: Goals: forwards, 2025-26

1stNathan MacKinnonCOL · 80 GP53Share
2ndCole CaufieldMTL · 81 GP51Share
3rdConnor McDavidEDM · 82 GP48Share
4thJason RobertsonDAL · 82 GP45Share
5thWyatt JohnstonDAL · 82 GP45Share
6thMacklin CelebriniSJS · 82 GP45Share
7thKirill KaprizovMIN · 78 GP45Share
8thNikita KucherovTBL · 76 GP44Share
9thSteven StamkosNSH · 82 GP42Share
10thMatt BoldyMIN · 76 GP42Share

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What Goals: forwards measures

This board ranks forwards only (centres and wingers) by goals, so they are not buried under the defensemen. Total goals this season, all situations.

Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.

Goals scored this season, every situation including the power play and empty nets. The goal race swings more than the points race, because shooting percentage runs hot and cold. In leagues that split forwards and defensemen, this is the board for your forward slots; centres and wingers are pooled together. In 2025-26, 615 forwards qualify for this board; the median is 8 and Nathan MacKinnon leads at 53.

Goals: forwards leaderboard

WhoAll skaters Forwards Defensemen Rookies

RateTotal Per game Per 60

WindowSeason Last 7 days Last 14 days Last 30 days Last 10 games

StrengthAll situations 5-on-5 Power play Shorthanded

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

Older seasons

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NHL Goals Leaders: Forwards, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	G	GP	Per game	SOG	SH%				Pctl
1	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	53	80	0.66	350	15.1%	22:16	99th	96th	100	100%
2	Cole CaufieldFMTL	MTL	51	81	0.63	258	19.8%	18:11	68th	99th	100	100%
3	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	48	82	0.59	306	15.7%	22:59	87th	98th	100	100%
4	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	45	82	0.55	294	15.3%	20:15	84th	87th	99	99%
5	Wyatt JohnstonFDAL	DAL	45	82	0.55	206	21.8%	20:07	84th	91st	99	99%▼1.1
6	Macklin CelebriniFSJS	SJS	45	82	0.55	287	15.7%	21:19	24th	89th	99	100%
7	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	45	78	0.58	269	16.7%	22:09	71st	82nd	99	98%
8	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	44	76	0.58	231	19.0%	20:20	93rd	87th	99	100%
9	Steven StamkosFNSH	NSH	42	82	0.51	206	20.4%	17:50	34th	93rd	99	95%▲0.7
10	Matt BoldyFMIN	MIN	42	76	0.55	254	16.5%	20:34	72nd	98th	99	100%
11	Alex DeBrincatFDET	DET	41	82	0.50	287	14.3%	18:30	38th	82nd	98	100%▲1
12	Cutter GauthierFANA	ANA	41	76	0.54	285	14.4%	17:15	65th	61st	98	98%
13	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	40	82	0.49	246	16.3%	18:53	33rd	88th	98	99%▼0.6
14	Tage ThompsonFBUF	BUF	40	81	0.49	272	14.7%	19:15	69th	83rd	98	100%
15	Dylan GuentherFUTA	UTA	40	79	0.51	242	16.5%	17:24	87th	72nd	98	100%
16	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	39	82	0.48	274	14.2%	21:30	45th	95th	97	99%
17	Morgan GeekieFBOS	BOS	39	81	0.48	181	21.5%	17:24	41st	71st	97	94%
18	Jake GuentzelFTBL	TBL	38	81	0.47	220	17.3%	20:15	91st	70th	97	100%▲0.5
19	Martin NecasFCOL	COL	38	78	0.49	206	18.4%	21:30	99th	95th	97	100%
20	Pavel DorofeyevFVGK	VGK	37	82	0.45	230	16.1%	17:36	91st	53rd	97	89%▼2.4
21	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	36	82	0.44	175	20.6%	21:30	45th	95th	97	98%▼0.6
22	Adrian KempeFLAK	LAK	36	81	0.44	226	15.9%	19:18	78th	81st	97	95%▼0.9
23	Brandon HagelFTBL	TBL	36	71	0.51	214	16.8%	19:46	92nd	86th	97	100%
24	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	35	65	0.54	186	18.8%	21:35	81st	90th	96	100%
25	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	34	81	0.42	215	15.8%	20:54	36th	90th	96	98%
26	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	34	80	0.42	194	17.5%	20:16	96th	62nd	96	100%
27	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	34	74	0.46	229	14.8%	20:11	35th	99th	96	93%▼1.7
28	Nick SchmaltzFUTA	UTA	33	82	0.40	206	16.0%	19:43	89th	90th	95	97%
29	Brock NelsonFCOL	COL	33	81	0.41	186	17.7%	19:39	99th	79th	95	88%▲1.4
30	Anthony ManthaFPIT	PIT	33	81	0.41	152	21.7%	15:11	72nd	42nd	95	32%▼6.4
31	Alex TuchFBUF	BUF	33	79	0.42	195	16.9%	19:00	68th	79th	95	94%
32	Drake BathersonFOTT	OTT	33	79	0.42	167	19.8%	17:21	96th	53rd	95	96%▼0.9
33	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	32	82	0.39	244	13.1%	17:27	50th	48th	95	88%▼4
34	Tyler BertuzziFCHI	CHI	32	79	0.41	164	19.5%	18:27	1st	91st	95	50%▼2.2
35	Seth JarvisFCAR	CAR	32	71	0.45	224	14.3%	18:53	92nd	99th	95	94%▲1.1
36	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	31	82	0.38	192	16.1%	18:11	11th	70th	94	92%▼2.6
37	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	31	79	0.39	203	15.3%	16:59	94th	98th	94	98%
38	Bo HorvatFNYI	NYI	31	68	0.46	226	13.7%	20:46	33rd	96th	94	94%▲1.2
39	Zach HymanFEDM	EDM	31	58	0.53	159	19.5%	19:59	89th	90th	94	94%
40	Gabriel VilardiFWPG	WPG	30	82	0.37	150	20.0%	18:44	46th	83rd	93	68%▼6.1
41	Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL	MTL	30	82	0.37	180	16.7%	18:32	63rd	96th	93	98%
42	Pavel ZachaFBOS	BOS	30	78	0.38	131	22.9%	16:51	48th	83rd	93	69%▼0.5
43	Tom WilsonFWSH	WSH	30	72	0.42	153	19.6%	19:28	60th	94th	93	93%▼1.1
44	Connor BedardFCHI	CHI	30	69	0.43	226	13.3%	20:52	3rd	92nd	93	98%▲0.7
45	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	30	65	0.46	156	19.2%	19:25	13th	81st	93	99%
46	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	29	82	0.35	183	15.8%	20:49	65th	99th	92	100%
47	Bobby McMannFSEA	SEA	29	78	0.37	183	15.8%	15:56	12th	73rd	92	47%▼0.9
48	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	29	77	0.38	261	11.1%	20:39	39th	91st	92	100%
49	Bryan RustFPIT	PIT	29	72	0.40	183	15.8%	19:57	56th	97th	92	80%▼2.9
50	Leo CarlssonFANA	ANA	29	70	0.41	193	15.0%	19:09	75th	80th	92	94%